New Delhi, March 14 -- The Standing Committee on Energy headed by Shiv Sena MP, Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne, has called for coordinated and sustained action at all levels to prevent avoidable loss of life and property due to hanging live wires, in its report tabled in the Parliament. It has also recommended that the ministry of power enforce a comprehensive National Electrical Safety and Cable Management Framework. "The Committee noted with serious concern, the alarming condition of electrical wiring infrastructure in the Country, where dead and live wires hang dangerously side by side and redundant cables remain uncleared for years. The Committee observe that such jungles of wires are not merely an aesthetic issue, but the prevalence of loosely hanging, scattered and overhead electrical wires poses a constant threat to human life and property, particularly in densely populated areas and the risk gets significantly exacerbated during the monsoon season," the Committee said in its report. While the committee said that responsibility for this matter majorly lies with state governments and Discoms, it added that "considering electrical safety as a critical public welfare obligation, there is a need for urgent, coordinated and sustained action at all levels to prevent avoidable loss of life and property due to hanging live wires." In the same report, the Committee recommended that the ministry and the Central Electricity Authority review the extant National Electricity Policy and corresponding National Electricity Plan to suitably incorporate the issues related to the increasing use of artificial intelligence in the power sector, the rapid growth of large-scale data centres and their increasing demand on the National Grid....